1. Background

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Regional Training Workshop for Asia on "Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Resources" took place from the 13th to 16th of September 2017 in Seoul, Korea, back to back with the NAP Regional Expo. The training was targeted to governments in the Asian region. Participants attending this workshop are representatives from the Ministries of Environment, Ministries of Water and Ministries of Planning of Asian developing countries (LDCs and non-LDCs), as well as key resource people from partner organizations.

The workshop was co-organized by the National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP), a joint United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led initiative, financed by the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), and the Korean Environment Institute (KEI)-Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC). The workshop was facilitated by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The training has been a direct response to the request made by NAP-GSP supported countries, to address specific needs through the topics that they have considered most relevant to support their NAPs - in this case, how to mainstream climate change adaptation into water resources.

2. Objectives of the Training

The objective of this training was to increase the capacity of policy makers and technical people for effective decision-making by tackling climate change adaptation for water resources. As a key natural resource, water is a multi-sectorial issue and provides an entry-point for mainstreaming climate risks through the NAP process. This includes a focus on extreme events and other slow onset aspects related to water (such as droughts, floods, sea level rise, salinity, etc.).

The workshop also aimed to enhance the understanding of participants of the importance of water resources and the cross sectoral linkages with other priority sectors (agriculture, infrastructure, health, etc.), ensuring the successful alignment with the international development and climate agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

3. About the NAP-GSP

The NAP-GSP provides a global support mechanism to enable developing countries (including Least Developed Countries, LDCs) to identify, finance, and implement appropriate medium to long term adaptation actions at national, sub-national and local levels. The NAP-GSP is a collaborative effort of more than ten international organizations supporting countries in the following areas: i) Institutional support; ii) Technical support; and iii) Knowledge brokering.

Agenda for the Regional NAP Expo for Asia 2017 (Updated as of 10 September 2017)

Concept Note for NAP Regional Training Workshop (Draft Version) (Updated as of 22 August 2017)

Agenda for NAP Regional Training Workshop (Draft Version) (Updated as of 10 September 2017)

Information Note for NAP Regional EXPO and NAP Regional Training Workshop (Updated as of 22 August 2017)

List of Participants for NAP Regional EXPO and NAP Regional Training Workshop (Updated as of 23 September 2017)

• GCF Adaptation Planning LEG LAC workshop - Howard Bamsey, Executive Director, GCF

• The "Unsparingly" Giving Tree: Climate Change and Biodiversity - Jae Chun Choe, Co-chairman, National Assembly Forum on Climate Change

• Linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction towards achieving the SDGs and the Sendai Framework of Action. Lessons from the Philippines - Glen Paroso, National Panel of Technical Experts, Philippines Climate Change Commission

• Case example: The way to happier and safer Korea - Chang Hwan Lee, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea

• Case example: Adaptation in Bangladesh - Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

• Moderator: FAO NAP Expo Session - Beau Damen, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• Key vulnerabilities/risks for agriculture and fisheries sectors - Reichelle Celorico, Department of Agriculture, Philippines

• Experiences and success stories with sector-specific adaptation actions - Akarapon Houbcharaun, Office of Agriculture Economics, Thailand

• Perspectives on addressing agriculture into the NAP and how it feeds to sustainable development - Tran Dai Nghia, IPSARD, Vietnam

• Adaptation to climate change in water and health - Raja Pote Shrestha, World Health Organization(WHO)

• Country experience on water and climate change - Phuntsho Wangdi, National Environment Commission Secretariat, Bhutan

• Country experience on health and climate change - Mohamed Musthafa, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives (NO SLIDES)

• How urban cities cope to the changing climate - Bernhard Barth, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)

• Case Study of Korea on local climate change adaptation - adaptation experience of Daegu - Kwang Hyun Nam, Daegu Gyeongbuk Development Institute

• Country experiences - Nurul Quadir, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh

• Korea's experience and lessons learned from the 1st and 2nd phases of the process to formulate and implement NAPs - Heesun Choi, Director, Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC)

• How to find coherence between the SDGs and the NAPs - an integrative framework by the LEG - Sonam Lhaden Khandu, Vice-chair of LEG, UNFCCC

• Nexus among SDGs, Climate Change Adaptation and NAP - Eunhae Jeong, Senior Development Management Expert, United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD)

• Unpacking the inherent links of NAPs with other international frameworks - Nguyen Van Huy, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Vietnam

• Access to the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme - Jason Spensley, GCF

• Country experience in accessing support for NAPs - Raju Babu Pudasaini, Ministry of Population and Environment, Nepa

• Country experience in managing climate finance at the national level - Thy Sum, Council for Sustainable Development, Cambodia

• Supporting tool of climate change vulnerability assessment - Doosun Park, KACCC

• Building up knowledge base for adaptation in Japan - Nobuyuki Konuma, Ministry of Environment, Japan

• Assessing climate risks in agriculture - Shuo Liu, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, China

• Country experience - Fahmi Binshbrak, Environmental Protection Authority, Yemen

• Moderator: Appraising and prioritizing adaptation options, Seung Hee Kim, UNDP BRH

• An overview of tools in appraising adaptation options - Mozaharul Alam, UN Environment

• Capacity Building on Economics of Adaptation: Cases studies of appraising the costs and benefits of investment in adaptation options - Rohini Kohli, UNDP

• Experience in integrating climate change adaptation in a national budget - Raju Babu Pudasaini, Ministry of Population and Environment, Nepal

• Process and lessons learned in prioritizing adaptation at the local level - Myanmar

• A tool for monitoring progress, effectiveness and gaps in the process to formulate and implement NAPs (PEG M&E Tool) - Motsomi Maletjane, UNFCCC

• NAP monitoring and evaluation mechanism of Korea -Jiyoung Shin, Research Associate, KACCC

• Enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of NAPs through monitoring and evaluation - Thomas Abeling, Federal Environment Agency (UBA)

• Overview of the process to formulate and implement NAPs - Sonam L. Khandu, LEG Vice Chair

• Adaptation under the UNFCCC - Motsomi Maletjane, UNFCCC

• Water-related Sustainable Development Goals and policy support system - Eunhae Jeong, UNOSD

• Session 1 Exercise Worksheet - National priorities and mentor matching

• Climate information & services: Climate info in adaptation planning, use of climate info in flood/drought risk evaluations - Amir Delju, WMO

• Hydrological information and services - Hwirin Kim, Ministry of Land and Transportation, Korea

• Session 2 Exercise - Risk mapping and impact assessment

• Session 2 Exercise - Impact Assessments by KACCC Worksheet

• Climate information products

• Definition of vulnerability in the context of water resources management - Agnes Balota, GIZ

• Vulnerability assessment exercise

• Stakeholder engagement - Rohini Kohli, UNDP

• Institutional arrangements and water governance - Seung Hee Kim, UNDP

• Stakeholder participation - groupwork exercise introduction - Bryan Hopkins, UNITAR

• Understanding the food-water-energy nexus in the context of NAPs - Beau Damen, FAO

• Mainstreaming water security and climate resilience into policy processes - Armand Houanye, UNITAR / GWP

• Country case study: Korea - A step forward on climate change adaptation - Yun Ra Choi, Korea Productivity Center

• Country case study: Bhutan - Mainstreaming Integrated Water Resource Management - Phuntsho Wangdi, National Environment Commission

• Country case study: Myanmar - Mone Chaung Multipurpose Dam - Daw Khon Ra, Director, Hydrology Branch, Irrigation & Water Utilization Management Department

• Country case study: Thailand - Duangjai SRITHAWATCHAI, Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

• Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) - Armand Houanye, GWP

• Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) - Mozaharul Alam, UN Environment

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